Wasps v Harlequins ERC Round 2

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Both teams had the opposite games last weekend, Wasps starting well but dropping off in the second half, Quins starting very slowly but finishing in total control.

If it goes like that again then it could be a real see saw (Irish-Style) game.

TEAMS
Team
15 FB Andrea Masi
14 W Christian Wade
13 C Elliot Daly
12 C Alapati Leiua
11 W Tom Varndell
10 FH Andy Goode
9 SH Joe Simpson
1 P Matt Mullan
2 H Carlo Festuccia
3 P Lorenzo Cittadini
4 L Joe Launchbury
5 L Bradley Davies
6 F Ashley Johnson
7 F Sam Jones
8 N8 Nathan Hughes
Replacements
16 Tom Lindsay 17 Simon McIntyre 18 Phil Swainston 19 James Gaskell 20 Thomas Young 21 Charlie Davies 22 Rob Miller 23 Chris Bell

Team
15 FB Mike Brown
14 W Marland Yarde
13 C Matt Hopper
12 C George Lowe
11 W Asaeli Tikoirotuma
10 FH Nick Evans
9 SH Danny Care
1 P Joe Marler
2 H Dave Ward
3 P Kyle Sinckler
4 L Charlie Matthews
5 L George Robson
6 F Luke Wallace
7 F Chris Robshaw
8 N8 Nick Easter
Replacements
16 Rob Buchanan 17 Mark Lambert 18 Will Collier 19 Sam Twomey 20 Joe Trayfoot 21 Karl Dickson 22 Jordan Turner-Hall 23 Ollie Lindsay-Hague

Hound of Harrow wrote:Trev/Sarge - a bit of both. Me and my mate said Collier made a difference.  Sinckler had a torrid time against Mullan and Davies adds the 2nd row grunt we've missed since Shawsy departed. Davies has only just returned from injury so he's being sensibly managed*.



*Or Dai's got Welsh interests in mind

Sinckler was doing fine when Mullan wasn't allowed to bore in. That said, Collier looks less likely to be conned in the scrum - but isn't quite as good in the loose.

I thought the ref did a good job of letting the game flow but missed quite a lot as well. Did anyone else see Goode's rabbit-punch on Brown's ribs that led to Brown's (actually very restrained in the circumstances) retaliation? It was on the far side of the TJ, so he didn't pick it up.

Tbf Synckler got the first scrum going forward, and at least one other was Wasps just wheeling, he did though allow himself to be rattled by Mullan and got involved in too many handbags. Collier is looking far better this season, i'm drastically having to re-evaluate my opinion on him, and Lambert too who was a lot more effective then Marler.